Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-29
The Killing Of Haddock Related in q
Straightforward Manner.
ARENsooRF FIRED THE SHOT.
The Testimony Listened to With
Breathless Interest and Its Truth
Strongly Impressed on the In
mensc Audience Present.
Sensational Day in Court.

during the morning and afternoon sessions
tremendous crowds. The stairways and all
approaches to the large court room were
crowded during most OF the day and every
bit of available space inside, including win
dOws, alses and even the judges platform,
was packed. Among the throng were large
number of ladies, many of them prominent
in temperance work. 1t is needless to state
that the proceedings of the day were watched
with the deepest and at times breathless in
terest. Leavitt was put on the stand early
this morning and 1t was not until or 3
o'clock this afternoon when he completed
his graphic story of the great crime and
tragedy and the defense commenced Its
cross-examinaton. Leavitt was well dressed
and made very favorable impression. His
statements were all made with positiveness
that added weight and the defense found it
impossible to impeach the same or
gain any advantage. Whatever else
Leavitt may have testified to when before the
cOroner's and grand juries, the general i'm
preston seems now to be that he is telling
straight story and the truth. Melville f.
Stone, editor of the Chicago News, who has
taken the deepest interest in this case, is now
here and close observer of everything that
transpires.
Albert Adams, William Williamson, George
A. Lang and Simon Adelshem. Nothing
of Importance was developed more than to
corroborate the statement of other witnesses
and strengthens the chain. Harry Leavitt
was then called. His testimony in substance
was as follows:
knew Arensdorf; bought from $50 to SIS
worth of beer from him every week for my
thpotnr tid po
three or four days before the murder of Rev.
Haddock. The day before Simonson told me
he was going to call special meeting of
the saloon men. saw quite number, and
at the suggestion of Simonson l joined the
saloon keepers union. l went to the meet
ing that night with Doc Darlington. I first
went into saloon and got drink and then
went up stairs. There were present Adels
helm, Trieber, Path, Cormeny, Junk, Doc
Darlington, SimonsOn, ArensdOrf, Munich
rath, Ressigeu, myself and others. Adels-
helm presided. ArenSdOrf was present. AdeiS-
helm said that he did not know what
the meeting was called for, as it was out of
the regular order. SimOnsOn said 1t was
called for the purpose of making Darlington
and myself members of the association. 1
asked what it cost to join and they said $25.
/ told them to come up and get the money at
the theater, as did not have the money that
night. Darlington said l could not show
over IS, but was admitted Ressigeu then
moved to adjourn. The meeting then ad-
jOurned. Treiber and Munchrath both called
me (Arensdorf was in the back part of the
room. They said "wait few minutes" 1
waited; so did Smonson. rreiber, Plath
Murchrath, Arensdorf and some others were
waiting in the front room. One of the par
ties that remained did not know. Treble
said he had succeeded in getting two Dutch
men to whip Haddock and Walker if they
were paid for 1t. Arensdorf said there was
$75 or $50 in the treasury Junk's safe), and
that ought to be sufficient. Murchrath asked
if the doorkeeper at my place wasn't good
slugger, and l told him he had slugged one
or two at my place. His name was Dan Mo-
riarty. Munchrath said he owed him
board bill and would 90 with me
to the depot to see him, and that
would be good excuse to broaeh him on the
matter of "doing up Haddock. Arensd orr
said we ought to blow or burn down Had
docks and Turner'S housesland that the brew
cries had too much at stake to be drowned by
front Of Nashs drug store on Tuesday at
II 80 and we went down to the depot and saw
Dan Moriarty. He was at the Milwaukee Il
st. Paul yards. We both talked with him in
saloon mems meeting. The, conversation
was Gin preference to whipping Haddock
and Walker If he got paid for it, We said
that we wanted them licked. Moriarty said
i. aayDoay s s sTS TSs was ana about Il ccocS
we offered him $500. i was at the court
house in the afternoon, The injunction
cases were in progress. The audience was
fifteen minutes. / saw Fred MunchIa ath in
the court house and George Trieber. After
think about 8, was in Cochran's gambling
l went to the English Kitchen to get bottle
| of beer and some sandwiches to take home.
| The gambling room was over the Chicago
saloon. came down stairs and went east.
Plath, Trieber. Munchrath, Peters and two
| Germans. l did not know the Germans
| then; have. since learned that they were
Granda and bismarck" They, were stand
| We were talking about Haddock and Turner
| going to Greenvlle for evidence. Trieber
| proposed to go and see how Haddock got his
evidence. In the hack were Trleber, Peters,
off. Trleber told the driver to 90 to Green
Vile. At Greenvile Peters got out of the
hack and went into the Greenvlle house and
asked the proprietor If q roam horse and
Junk's saloon, got out and went in. Trieber
paid the driver. He got IT OF Arensdorf.
| We got out of the hack and went into the
saloon. l can't say who went in first.
treated to cigars: We, were
| saw Scolard, Grady, Junk and
ArensdOrf there. ] can't say whether Arens-
| dorf was in there when we went out We
went out the front door of the wholesale
room, and when on the walk bismarck"
came up and said that the buggy had got
back. This was Just as we had got on the
walk. Arensdorf said, lets go and see."
We all walked down toward Water street.
Peters, Munchrath, Treiber, Plath, Arens-
dOrf, Sherman, myself and Bismarck" We
lesurely walked along. Arensdorf and
| Peters took the lead. Henry Sherman
walked with me. saw Jack Ryan next to
Weaver's gallery and said, hello, Jack,
lie said, 7hello, Leavitt." We continued
walking along and stopped at Dineen's cor
| ner. Munchrath then said, as we were wait
ing, 'If they lick HaddOck, give him black
| eye, or something, so as not to get us into
/ any trouble" ArensdOrf spoke, but l cannot
remember the exact language. He said some
thing about drunken Dutchman. l saw
HaddOck as he came from the
| stable to Me Col rnbIa house
corner ana started east acrots Water 'owards
| Dineen's corner. ArensdOf started towards
| him. After Haddock got about ten feet from
| Dineen's house Arensdorf and Haddock met
| ArensdOrf looked in Haddock's face The
latter raised hls hand. Arensdorf passed